NIN's has raised 850,000 from fan donations! The band was offering up exclusive dinners and limited sound checks before the show on their tour with Janes Addiction. Unfortunately, the band has run out of room to accommodate any more fans!
That hasn't stopped Trent from his mission to raise money for Eric De la Cruz. Trent has asked friend Tony Hawk to donate signed collectible skateboards. Fans can donate 1,000 for one of these boards along with a limited signed edition of Still from NIN.
To donate money go HERE!
A new band featuring members of Queens Of The Stone Age and Mark Lanegan's band have formed and are set to release their debut EP in July.
Named after a David Bowie B-side, Sweethead features Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens Of The Stone Age) on guitar, Norm Block (Mark Lanegan's band member) on drums, Eddie Nappi (Lanegan) on bass and vocalist Serrina Sims.
The band's debut EP 'The Great Disruptors' is released on July 13. It includes a cover of The Kinks' 'Tired of Waiting For You', which fans can also download for free from Sweethead.net.
The tracklisting for 'The Great Disruptors' is:
'The Great Disruptors' 'Hardspun' 'Arcane Arcade' 'Traumatized And Dumb' 'Tired of Waiting For You'
[via NME]
Stone Temple Pilots have announced a number of shows in the US this summer, kicking off July 1 in Los Angeles.
The band are currently on a tour of the US, having reunited last year after Scott Weilandquit as singer of Velvet Revolver. They will perform May 23 in Anaheim, CA and May 24 in Ventura, CA.
The summer trek wraps up in Atlantic City, NJ on July 18.
The dates are:
Anaheim, CA House of Blues (May 23) Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theater (24) Los Angeles, CA House of Blues (July 1) Lansing, MI Adado Riverfront Park (7) Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion (8) Rama, Ontario Casino Rama Entertainment Centre (10) Sarnia, Ontario Centennial Park (11) Ottawa, Ontario Lebreton Flats Park (13) Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena (17) Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel and Casino (18)
As Tall As Lions are back with You Can’t Take It With You, the highly anticipated follow up to 2006’s self-titled full-length. As Tall As Lions already has a solid fanbase in place and has been supported by writers at Alternative Press, Stereogum, Death & Taxes and Spin among many others. The NY-based band has shared the stage with Superdrag, Circa Survive and Sparta where crowds arrived early on each evening due to the band's huge buzz. They will be playing a special hometown headlining show on June 30 at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom.
The third full-length album by New York’s As Tall as Lions, You Can't Take It With You, is a thoughtful, textured tour de force of soundscapes, vocal harmonies, melodies and insightful lyrics about the modern world. The songs’ subject matter faces head-on the politics of God, love, war, and the human condition while examining everyday struggles such as anxiety, isolation, and money." With You Can’t Take It With You, the band; vocalist-guitarist Dan Nigro, guitarist Saen Fitzgerald, bassist Julio Tavarez and drummer Cliff Sarcona, has made its smartest and most impressive album to date.
This might be in part to it being the most difficult to make. Before ATAL had made 2006’s As Tall As Lions, the group, who had formed while in high school, had finally gelled as a unit and were ready to make a mature, well polished album. Having accomplished that goal, the musicians now pushed themselves harder and vowed this time to recreate the feel of their live performance for You Can’t Take It With You. In the nearly two years it took them to write and record the disc, they changed producers three times, traveled cross country to record it (with no studio time booked) and not surprisingly nearly imploded. “Listening to it now, and not being in the thick of it, I can respect all the trials and tribulations,” Fitzgerald says. “I was often frustrated about the length of the process, but we couldn’t have made an album like this any other way.”
The group began thinking about the follow-up to the sophomore release as far back as fall 2007. Around that time, the phrase “You can’t take it with you” popped into Fitzgerald’s head. Envisioning how it related to modern society and culture—especially in regard to how people were becoming detached from one another because of technology—he thought it was particularly relevant. It was only later he learned of the 1938 movie of the same name and how the phrase had since become ubiquitous. “I think I saw it in an advertisement,” he says. “It concerned me at first, and then I laughed. I said, ‘Wait a minute, that’s kind of what this is about anyway.’ That phrase in an advertisement actually makes it perfect.” The title’s concept would soon be a major theme in much of the album’s lyrics.
The band decided to head out to California in January to begin tracking with Mark Howard (Dylan, U2, Daniel Lanois). While they got some gold out of those sessions (“Sleepyhead” and “We’s Been Waitin”), ultimately, the pairing proved dysfunctional and ended abruptly. They found themselves desperately needing to find someone new on short notice in Los Angeles. “We almost broke up numerous times,” Fitzgerald says. “The band was very unstable for a while, because we took such an ass-backwards approach to it.” Eventually, after consulting with several producers, they met Noah Shain. After recording one track with him, they were impressed with his passion for the songs and they never left his studio.
By the time the group finished the album, they felt a greater sense of accomplishment than on any previous recording. It was the most arduous journey As Tall as Lions has made together, but they all agree, it was worth it. “There was a black cloud over this album the entire time,” Fitzgerald says. “But looking back on it now that the work is done, I can say, ‘You know what? We went through all that shit, and I'm so glad we did because it gave the album grit and tension and character. It shaped it into something special.’ We're all extremely proud of it."
With the release of You Can’t Take It With You this summer and tour plans with Dredg and Rx Bandits, 2009 is sure to be busy and rewarding year for As Tall As Lions.
You Can’t Take It With You Track listing
1. Circles
2. Sixes & Sevens
3. You Can't Take It With You
4. Go Easy
5. Duermete
6. In Case of Rapture
7. We's Been Waitin'
8. Is This Tomorrow?
9. Sleepyhead
10. The Narrows
11. Lost My Mind
Pete Yorn recently wrapped filming of the video for “Don’t Wanna Cry” the lead single from his forthcoming album ‘Back And Fourth” (Columbia Records, June 23). The video, set to premiere today on Myspace, was shot in Los Angeles by respected music video director Emmett Malloy of The Malloys (Foo Fighters, N*E*R*D, The White Stripes…)
Yorn is currently in the midst of a national tour opening for Coldplay, and stay tuned for headlining dates to be announced soon!!
MTV2’s Headbangers Ball will be airing exclusive Lamb of God footage from their recent show at The Palladium in Los Angeles this Saturday night, May 16, from 2:00AM to 3:00AM. Jose Mangin, host of SIRIUS-XM Liquid Metal, gets down and dirty with Lamb Of God for a pre-show barbeque, discussing everything from their latest album, Wrath¸ and their relationships with their fans, to touring with the venerable Metallica.
Lamb of God is wrapping up their headlining tour to support Wrath, which debuted at #2 on Billboard. The tour also features As I Lay Dying, God Forbid, and Municipal Waste. This summer, they’ll be heading out to Europe, supporting Metallica and playing several headlining gigs as well!! The full list of dates is below.
Lamb of God on the No Fear Music Tour:
May 15 Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
Lamb of God Euro dates:
June 14 – Helsinki, Finland – Helsinki Hartwall Arena
June 15 – Helsinki, Finland – Helsinki Hartwall Arena
June 17 – Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
June 19 – Antwerp, Belgium - Beibop
June 20 – Holland - TBC
June 22 – Milan, Italy – Datch Forum
June 23 – Rimmini, Italy - Velvet
June 24 – Rome, Italy - Palalottomatica
June 26 – Hohenems, Austria – Event Center
June 28 – Belgium – Graspop Festival
June 29 – Koln, Germany - TBC
June 30 – Paris, France - Trabendo
July 1 – Luxembourg – den Atilier
July 3 – Lucerne, Switzerland - Konzerthaus
July 4 – Germany - TBC
July 5 – Slovenia – Metal Camp Festival
July 6 – Munich - TBC
July 7 – Lyon, France – Ninkasi Kao
July 9 – Portugal – Optimus Alive Festival
July 11 – Spain - TBC
July 13 – Madrid, Spain – Palacio de Deportes
July 14 – Madrid, Spain – Palacio de Deportes
July 16 – Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion
July 18 – Sweden - TBC
July 20 – Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum
July 22 – Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum
July 23 – Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum
July 25 – Finland - TBC
July 27 – Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum
July 28 – Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum
July 30 – Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
August 1 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Melkweg
August 2 – United Kingdom - TBC
Radiohead's Colin Greenwood has told NME the Oxford band have begun recording their new album with producer Nigel Godrich. The bassist revealed that the band went into the studio to start work on the follow-up to 2007's 'In Rainbows' last week (beginning May 11)
"We've just started work [in the studio] last week," he told NME.com. "It's really cool and everything is sounding great. It's early days and it is a bit like having a scrapbook at the moment because everything is up in the air, but it's good to be back in the studio." He was quick to praise Godrich, who has produced every Radiohead album since 1997's 'OK Computer'.
"He's brilliant," Greenwood gushed. "He can make everything sound like it's working together rather than us trying to kill each other." Greenwood was speaking at Brighton's Great Escape festival, which took place over the weekend (May 13-16).
Coldplay’s Website has been temporarily paralyzed by fans flooding the address to pick up the free live album LeftRightLeftRightLeft. Chris Martin and Co. promised a copy of the nine-song collection to every fan who buys a ticket for their summer tour, as well.
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